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Welcome to Close Call Sports. CCS objectively tracks and analyzes close and controversial calls in sport, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game. Developed from The Left Field Corner: MLB Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (UEFL), whose purpose is to objectively track and analyze umpire ejections, video instant replay reviews and their corresponding calls, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game.

At least it wasn't a 40-run game, which was the case in Lancaster Thursday night (29-11, Lancaster def. Stockton). Huge honorable mention to HP Umpire Takahito Matsuda and U1 Jesse Orozco, who had to keep up with that 3-hour, 50-minute madness.

Back to Texas...3B Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Missions Manager Phillip Wellman for arguing a slide rule interference/double play call in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Naturals-Missions game. With none out and one on (R1), Missions batter Jose Rondon bunted on the ground to Naturals catcher Cam Gallagher, who threw to shortstop Jack Lopez as Missions baserunner R1 Nelson Ward slid into second base. Replays (naturally) are unavailable, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Missions ultimately won the contest, 3-1.